Local Roundup — Published May 1, 2014

Mike Garrison, the assistant superintendent of human resources with Rocklin Unified School District, will succeed Pete Saco as commissioner of the Sac-Joaquin Section.

The Record

Mike Garrison, the assistant superintendent of human resources with Rocklin Unified School District, will succeed Pete Saco as commissioner of the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Saco will officially retire on Aug. 30 and the section office building on Turner Road in Lodi will be named the Peter J. Saco Building. Saco has been commissioner of the section since 1993. Garrison was unanimously approved by the section's Board of Managers and will be the fourth commissioner in the section's 72-year history.

Garrison served as the section president from 2010-12 and is a member of the Section Executive Committee. He served on the Budget Committee and Realignment Committee and was the Sierra Foothill League president. He also is a member of the CIF State Executive Committee and a member of the CIF State Federated Council. He is the State and Northern California Basketball Tournament director and is a member of the CIF State Governance and Basketball Advisory Committees.

"I'm extremely excited," Garrison said at the Board of Managers meeting at The Reserve at Spanos Park. "I truly look forward to serving the schools of the Sac-Joaquin Section. This is my dream job."

At Bear Creek, Justin Wallis and Justin Kottinger each went 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI as the Bruins (16-7, 8-4 Tri-City Athletic League) got past the Titans (4-14, 1-11).

At Sonora, the Timberwolves (18-3, 10-1 Valley Oak League) scored three runs to break a 4-4 tie in the seventh on base hits by Leo Soto and Jacob Vaughn and a wild pitch. Ryan Vasquez threw three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. The Wildcats fell to 10-11-1 overall and 4-6-1 in the VOL.

At Tracy, Hayley Nunes was 3 for 4 with a triple, home run and four RBI and the Bulldogs (20-4, 12-1 San Joaquin Athletic Association) cruised against the Flames (13-11, 6-7).

At Stagg, Alyssa Ellis and Bre Sabbatino held the Delta Queens to three hits, Taylor Mamola went 2 for 4 with three RBI and Sydney Marks went 3 for 3 with a double for St. Mary's (17-6, 9-1 TCAL), which clinched the TCAL title. Erin Lightsey went 2 for 3 for Stagg (9-14, 3-6).

At Manteca, Gigi Vega tripled and scored what proved to be the deciding run and Llesenia Torres went 4 for 4 and scored three runs for the Jaguars (12-8, 7-5 VOL). Amanda Riley went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs, and every starter had at least one hit for Kimball. Celina Cooper went 3 for 4 and hit a solo home run in the first, and Tawny Deerinck and Aryanna Martinez each had two hits for the Buffaloes (11-8, 6-6).

At St. Mary's, Salma Flores had three goals and three assists as the Rams (18-5-2, 10-0 TCAL) eased past the Eagles (0-10 TCAL).